Step into the garden and grow alongside others. Gather and Grow is a monthly gathering where we come together to learn, share and tend the rhythms of the season.
Each session explores a different topic, all related to growing your own food, guided by an experienced facilitator in a relaxed, welcoming setting. You’ll leave with practical skills, seasonal inspiration, and often something to take home for your own garden.
Join Melissa (Blue Boat Farm) on Jacqui’s (In Our Hands Family Farm) property for a series of monthly talks (last Friday of the month)… covering a variety of topics destined to up your growing game!!
Melissa is an experienced market gardener, backyard grower and community-minded green thumb and Chief Steward of Horticulture at the Newcastle Show Horticulture section. Melissa grows vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and runs chickens, ducks and quails at Blue Boat Farm, her one acre, backyard farm in Medowie. She has studied with Jean-Martin Fortier's Market Gardener Institute, Harcourt Orchard's Grow Great Fruit, Milkwood Permaculture and Limestone Permaculture. Although not currently growing produce to sell, Melissa continues to refine her skills and knowledge, whilst her teenage children keep her busy on the home front, and is studying Korean Natural Farming with Chris Trump at Biomei Natural Farming.
Limited to just 10 participants, this is a space to slow down, ask questions, build confidence, and connect with others who are on the same path. Sessions run from 10am-11:30am. BYO gardening gloves, and a container / box to take your monthly items home with you. A notepad and pen is also a good idea, but all other equipment is provided.
Come as you are. Grow what you can. Be part of something rooted in community.
MARCH DATE POSTPONED DUE TO INSUFFICENT BOOKINGS - NEW DATE ANNOUNCED SOON
DATE TBD - Art of the Start: Strong seedlings
FOCUS - Why are all seed raising mixes not equal? Why should we make our own seed raising mix? How do we do this?
Seeds: Broccoli, kale, lettuce, carrots, peas, broad beans
April 24 - Deep Sowing: Root crop success
FOCUS - Taproots, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, what is the difference? How do we sow and grow these?
Seeds: Garlic, beetroot, onions, flower bulbs, radish
May 29 - Winter Larder: Leafy greens
FOCUS - What is transplant shock? How do we prick out and pot up / transplant seedlings?
Seeds: Boy choy, spinach, mizuna, cauliflower, rocket, coriander
We offer a $5 per class discount for participants who are booking 3 or more classes. Contact Jacqui on 0425 308 964 to get your discount code.
Step into the garden and grow alongside others. Gather and Grow is a monthly gathering where we come together to learn, share and tend the rhythms of the season.
Each session explores a different topic, all related to growing your own food, guided by an experienced facilitator in a relaxed, welcoming setting. You’ll leave with practical skills, seasonal inspiration, and often something to take home for your own garden.
Join Melissa (Blue Boat Farm) on Jacqui’s (In Our Hands Family Farm) property for a series of monthly talks (last Friday of the month)… covering a variety of topics destined to up your growing game!!
Melissa is an experienced market gardener, backyard grower and community-minded green thumb and Chief Steward of Horticulture at the Newcastle Show Horticulture section. Melissa grows vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and runs chickens, ducks and quails at Blue Boat Farm, her one acre, backyard farm in Medowie. She has studied with Jean-Martin Fortier's Market Gardener Institute, Harcourt Orchard's Grow Great Fruit, Milkwood Permaculture and Limestone Permaculture. Although not currently growing produce to sell, Melissa continues to refine her skills and knowledge, whilst her teenage children keep her busy on the home front, and is studying Korean Natural Farming with Chris Trump at Biomei Natural Farming.
Limited to just 10 participants, this is a space to slow down, ask questions, build confidence, and connect with others who are on the same path. Sessions run from 10am-11:30am. BYO gardening gloves, and a container / box to take your monthly items home with you. A notepad and pen is also a good idea, but all other equipment is provided.
Come as you are. Grow what you can. Be part of something rooted in community.
MARCH DATE POSTPONED DUE TO INSUFFICENT BOOKINGS - NEW DATE ANNOUNCED SOON
DATE TBD - Art of the Start: Strong seedlings
FOCUS - Why are all seed raising mixes not equal? Why should we make our own seed raising mix? How do we do this?
Seeds: Broccoli, kale, lettuce, carrots, peas, broad beans
April 24 - Deep Sowing: Root crop success
FOCUS - Taproots, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, what is the difference? How do we sow and grow these?
Seeds: Garlic, beetroot, onions, flower bulbs, radish
May 29 - Winter Larder: Leafy greens
FOCUS - What is transplant shock? How do we prick out and pot up / transplant seedlings?
Seeds: Boy choy, spinach, mizuna, cauliflower, rocket, coriander
We offer a $5 per class discount for participants who are booking 3 or more classes. Contact Jacqui on 0425 308 964 to get your discount code.
